Republic of Pskov (Vassal of Moscow)

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Was a medieval state on the south shore of Lake Pskov. Originally a principality and then a part of the Novgorod Republic, Pskov became an independent republic in 1348. It became a vassal to the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1380.

Establishment

January 1381: Vassalage of the Republic of Pskov to Moscow since 1348.

Chronology

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1. Russo-Kazan Wars

Was a series of wars fought between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Khanate of Kazan from 1439, until Kazan was finally conquered by the Tsardom of Russia under Ivan the Terrible in 1552.

1.1.Wars of Ivan III

Russian military campaign against the Khanate of Kazan by Ivan III.

November 1480: The Great Stand on the Ugra River was a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Prince Ivan III of Muscovy in 1480 on the banks of the Ugra River, which ended when the Tatars departed without conflict. It is seen in Russian historiography as the end of Tatar/Mongol rule over Moscow.

1.2.Wars of Vasily III

Russian military campaign against the Khanate of Kazan by Vasily III.

January 1511: In 1510, Grand Prince of Moscow Vasili III arrived in Pskov and ended the Pskov Republic and its autonomous rights.

2. Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars

Were a series of wars between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow (later the Tsardom of Russia).

2.1.Second Lithuanian-Muscovite border war

Was a war between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

2.1.1.Livonian Intervention alongside Lithuania

The Livonian Order joined the Second Muscovite Border War as an ally of Lithuania.

August 1501: In 1501, the Livonian Order, led by Wolter von Plettenberg, allied with Lithuania and emerged victorious in the Battle of the Siritsa River (57°35′09″N 27°52′54″E).

September 1501: The Livonian Knights evacuate the area of the Siritsa River.

October 1501: Siege of Pskov by the Livonian Knights.

October 1502: The Livonian Knights defeated thejoint armies of Pskov and Moscow in the Battle of Lake Smolino.

November 1502: The Livonian knights left the are of Lake Smolino.

2.1.2.Truce (Second Lithuanian-Muscovite border war)

A six-year truce was concluded on the Feast of the Annunciation, ending the Second Muscovite Border War. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania lost approximately 210,000 square kilometres (81,000 sq mi), or a third of its territory.

March 1503: A six-year truce was concluded between Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the Feast of the Annunciation in 1503. As a result of this agreement, the Grand Duchy lost about a third of its territory to Moscow, including significant regions such as Chernihiv, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Starodub, and lands around the upper Oka River. The other territories Moscow had occupied, were evacuated.